Lange, who won Oscars for "Tootsie" in 1983 and "Blue Sky" in 1995, said the current season of the show, "American Horror Story: Coven," is lighter than the previous season, which was called "American Horror Story: Asylum."

"But I think this season was a deliberate attempt to lighten it and add some humor. And I’m not against humor; my sensibilities just always tend toward the more tragic or the darker," Lange said.

Separately, the show is shaping up to be a huge ratings success for FX, with both episodes of the latest season ranking in the network’s top three telecasts ever, before even Live+Seven data is available, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports.